Putin on his endgame:

“They [the West] say that they want to achieve the strategic defeat of Russia on the battlefield. What does this mean for Russia? For Russia, this means the end of its statehood. This means the end of the 1000-year history of the Russian state. I think… pic.twitter.com/ezj6V52dfZ

— Dmitri Alperovitch (@DAlperovitch) June 20, 2024